Question
The morpho species of these animals display structural blue color. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these animals that create vivid blues and greens by reflecting light off nanopatterned chitinous (“KAI-tin-us”) scales. Alternatively, their viceroy and monarch species are just pigmented by melanin.
ANSWER: butterfly [or butterflies; accept more specific species that include the word butterfly; prompt on Lepidoptera or lepidopterans; reject “moths”]
[10h] Butterflies can change color by thickening this reflective surface at the bottom of the wing. The type V (“five”) intermediate filaments that support the inner nuclear membrane are named for these thin layers that support epithelia.
ANSWER: lamina [or nuclear lamina; or lamins or basal lamina]
[10m] Structural color thus provides a genetic basis for both Batesian (“BATES-ee-in”) mimicry and this more honest form of mimicry exemplified by monarchs and viceroys.
ANSWER: Müllerian mimicry
<Adam Silverman, Science - Biology> ~23721~ <Editor: Adam Silverman>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Academy A | Heights | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Johns Creek A | Hunter A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Kinkaid | Belmont | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Winston Churchill A | Hoover A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |